Legal Opinion
Hull v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided October 2, 1985No. 66266PublishedCited by 123 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
W.C. DAVIS, Judge.
A jury convicted appellant of murder and assessed punishment at twelve years’ confinement. Appellant asserts seven grounds of error. Because of our disposition of his speedy trial claim we need not address the other six grounds.
On October 20, 1977, appellant shot and killed his mother. He was arrested the same day. Appellant’s trial began on January 22, 1980. He contends that his right to a speedy trial under the Texas and United States constitutions and under art. 32A.02, V.A.C.C.P. was violated. We will first consider appellant’s contention under Art. 32A.02.
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2Cases cited14 opinions
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- United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Klopfer v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Smith v. HooeySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. MacDonaldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by123 opinions
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- Chapman v. EvansCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
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